. .. se, ta-,- -- tf-V Tim. (fta'A iff a Ba- tt v Bee THE WEATHER Unsettled VOL. XLVIL NO. 15. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING,". JULY, 5, 1917 TEN PAGES. yjrSBteSCk SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. MULFORD GIVEN THE FINISH FLAG FIRST IN AUTO DERBY, LEWIS WINS 50-MILE GO;. ALLEY'S CAR WRECKED; ' U. S. TRANSPORT DRIVES A U-BOAT FROM AZORES PORTUGUESE PORT SHELLED BY SUBMARINE American Transport Aids Shore I Batteries in Repulsing Diver; - Russ Continue Their Drive. v (By Associated Press.) w. Lisbon, July 4. An American trans- port joined in the firing at a German submarine which bombarded Ponta Delgada, The Azores, today, says an official announcement by the Portu guese minister of marine. The transport, which was discharg iugcoal, aided the land batteries in forcing the submarine to withdraw out of range. The announcement says the submarine is still off the port. The soldiers of revolutionary Rus sia maintain their attempts to break through the Austro-German lines in eastern Galicia. Cheered by the re sults of the fighting during the first three days of July, they continue their efforts, especially in the region of Brzezany. and are throwing fresh forces against the Teuton positions. During Sunday and Monday, the first two days of the new drive, the Russians captured 300 officers and 1S.000 men and orf Tuesday and Wednesday probably added several " more thousand to the total. Twenty nine guns and thirty-three machine guns were taken from the Austro (jermans. Violent artillery duels have been in progress on the Koniuchy-Zlochoff sector, on the Stokhod, in Volhynia, and at' Brody, on the Galician-Vol-: liynian border. I Crown Prince Driven Bacjr. ' I tn rhimniorn nil 1n WKfern 1 ' ' ..' i i r" t - 1 - front, the German crown prince has made another desperate and fruitless rffort to break, the French lines northwest of Rheims. Attacking in nyW'irwng aTTTreven-hiflc front, the Germans made especially strong ef forts around Cerny and Ailles And against the Californie plateau. The French repulsed all attacks with losses. ' 1 - After checking the Germans, the French took the initiative in a small operation east of Cerny and captured a strong salient, German attacks on the left bank of the Mcuse were re pulsed. Raids and patrol engagements have occupied the German and British further north. Several Austrian at tacks on the Carso, south of Gorizia, were checked by the Italians, Rome reports. Allied efforts to check the subma rine war were successful last week, ,as the weekly statement of their losses shows a decrease of eight in the number of merchant ships sunk. Twenty ships, fifteen over 1,600 tons and five less , than 1,600 tons, were lost, in comparison with twenty eight in both categories the previous L- anH ttiirtv-twn in each of the two weeks preceding. In vessels of a! 1 f AA .-.. ...1 flA f -l 1 1 1 n IT more mail 1,W luna ouuiv mv. .o.i.wB off is more marked, as there was, a decrease of six. ' Honolulu Editor Charged With Libeling Governor Honolulu, June 27.-(Delayed.) Roderick O. Matheson editor ot the Honoulu Commercial Advertiser, was arrested today on a charge of criminal libel preferred on account of Lucius E. Pinkham, governor of the territory of Hawaii. The charge preferred by Arthur M. Brown, city and county attorney, is that Matheson libeled Pinkham in an editorial of Saturday, June 23, headed "Under What Flag.-"' in which Mathe son is accused of having virtually ac cused Pinkham of pro-Germanism. Matheson declared that he is de termined to fight the suit. He ap peared in the circuit court today and was released on his own recognizance, the hearing being continued. The Weather For Nebraska Unsettled Thursday and Friday, probably thunder show ers in east portion Thursday; warmer in southeast portions Thursday; cooler Friday and in west portion Thursday. Temperature! at Omaha Yesterday, Hour. Deg. .fft3N(J Hour. 4. .' , t ' ' Ji(tf l Sts::::::::::8 l( 5 VW' '-33 VLX i 5i JSS::::::::::: IP X V A v . ,7 MtPA wit. 1916. 1914. . . - tuYr' -r-r m Highest yetrdy .... 87 82 7 12 I - " iff Fperatur. and precipitation departure. ' A' 'i '72 t h$K - A-I!- -'-1 h normal: . 'v7 , ' 1 rf'J-f' f'i 4 temperature 76 f H, ' t''W &tL4t? Wi ,U . I h rney for the day. 1 3v' S f .' ' "V ' VJL f V I -"V ' deficiency ilnco March 1 "27 ' ' J 4 Vaif",, -J i r L. A f precipiutlon Hindi f. ,f 'tyjM'&W&4$ ' W for the day 16 Inch I ' ' MK-L - - ' ?$J? y?W' alr,fall .lnce March 1.... 15.85 tncl.c. f V ' h 't ' ' V , W J''f''J ):me March 1 Tt Inch k ' th 1 hey for cor. period. 191 . . 5.12 Inchca f ' ; , .'J '2 ''T W 't '.A ncy for cor. period. 1916.. 2.94 tnchea I ' ,4!? J 4, Kaiser to Give Iron Cross to War Prisoners London, July 4. Emperor Wil liam, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amster dam, has decided that all German men who have been made prison ers pf.war shall receive the iron cross on their return home after the war if they can prove they did not surrender voluntarily. SOLEMN NOTE IN OBSERVANCE OF FOURTH INOMAHA Holiday Devoid of Much of Noise That Has Character ized It Before, But Patriot ism Keynote Everywhere. Following the custom of the past, Omaha observed the birthday of American liberty, but in many re spects the observance was of a dif ferent character than in the past. There was not the usual noise and hilarity. People, both young and old, seemed to realize the solemnity of the occasion and talked more of war than they did of sports and games, that in other years have been features of In dependence day celebrations. It was a sane Fourth. So far as celebrations were con cerned, the one in Fontenellc park, held under the auspices of the North west rederation of Improvement clubs, was the feature of the day. In fact, it was the only public celebration- in the city and was attended by 10,000 to 15,000 people. The exercises commenced at noon and concluded late in the evening, a display of fire works being the last thing on the pro gram. At noon a flag raising was held, at which the oration -was delivered by Harry B. Fleharty, who told the story of the flag and what it stands for, taking oceasieti to remark that it has been carried abroad and that now its stars and stripes are on the battle fields of France and that .there it will wave until the allies of Europe are as free as the people of this, country, Oratory at Night. At 7 o'clock last night Ben S. Ba ker was the speaker. . He, like the orator of the early part of the day, laid much stress on the part that the United States has taken in the war in Europe, expressing the opinion that at home the flag has waved over a free people. The fact that it has been carried to Europe means that it will not be hauled down there until equal rights are accorded to the allies. During the day and evening in Fon tenelle park four bands supplied the music, alternating. At no time was there a lack. The Italian Juvenile band, the. Fontenellc Park band, the Midwest Concert band and the Boys' Park band played. From 2 o'clock on sport features had the right-of-way. Three base ball games and a full card of races held the boards. Races for men and women and races for the boys and the girls were run. They all attracted their share of attention and in all the entry lists were filled. Recruiting Tent Popular. The recruiting tent of the Sixth Ne braska was one of the popular places on the grounds and was in charge of Captain Whipperman of the Omaha battalion. Some twenty young men signed up for enlistment and will be examined today. The display of fireworks was on an extensive scale "and was viewed by (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) TOM ALLEY'S CAR, as4t looked below the Omaha speedway course off which, it dashed early in yesterday's 150-mile auto derby, injuring Alley, but not dangerously, and inflicting more serious injuries upon his mechanician, Billy Salmon. 1 ' ' ' I I- - ififSS ALLIES OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY OF U. S. REPUBLIC French and . British Entertain Americans and Old Glory Floats From Public Buildings. . By Associated Tres..) Paris, July 4. All. France celebrat ed the Fourth of July. Paris turned out a crowd that no American city ever surpassed for size, enthusiasm and profusion of Stars and Stripes. A hattalion of the .first American expeditionary force about to leave for training behind the battle front, had ts first official review in France and as the center of the celebration. Everywhere the American flag was fying from public buildings, hotels and residences and from automobiles, cabs and carts. Horses bridles and the lapels of pedestrians carried them. Ihe crowds began to gather early at vantage points. Rue De Varenne was choked long before 8 o'clock this morning, when the Republican Guards' band executed a field reveille under General Pershing's window and all routes toward the Invalides were thronged even before Pershing's men turned out. Crowds Overflow Court. About the court of honor, where the Americans were drawn up with a detachment of French territorials, the buildings overflowed with crowd ed humanity to, the roofs.. All around the khaki-clad men from the .United States were trophies and souvenirs of war German cannon, aeroplanes, machine, guns and many appliances for burning suffocating gas. Behind them in the chapel separating the court of honor from Napoleon's tomb were German battle flags, trophies of the Marne and Alsace, behind Prus sian banners of 1870. There in the chapel before the tomb of Napoleon, General Pershing: re ceived American flags and banners from the hands of President Poincare. Almost the fntir history--frvth struggles ot the French against the oermans looked down upon the scene, from paintings portraying heroic in cidents in rencn Datues trom Liiar lemagne ; tcf Napoleon; , There was a sharp contrast between the khaki and plain, wide-brimmed . hats of Pershing's men and the gay dress of D'Artignan's plumed musketeers and Napoleon's grenadiers. Citizens Greet Perthing. The enthusiasm of the va'st crowd reached its highest pitch when Gen eral Pershing, escorted by President Poincare. Marshal Toffre and other high French dignitaries passed alongj reviewing the lines of the Americans drawn up in square formations. Cheering broke out anew when the American band struck up the "Mar seillaise" and again when the French band played "The Star-Spangled Ban ner" and Pershing received the flags from the president. "Vive Les Americans," "Vive Per shing," "Vive Les Etas Unis," shout ed over and over by the crowd, greet ed the American standard bearers as they advanced. The crowd that had waited three hours to witness the ceremony , that was over in fifteen minutes surged toward the exit, cheering frantically (Contlniifd on Pant Two, Colrimn One.) Old Type British Destroyer Is Destroyed by Mine London, July 4. An old type of British torpedo boat destroyer has struck a mine and sunk in the North Sea, it was officially announced this afternoon. There were' eighteen sur vivors from the sunken craft. RALPH MULFORD, smiling: driver of Hudson car, who wai given first place in 150-imiIe auto derby yesterday by judges over protest made on behalf of Joe Thomas and Walter Haines of the Mercer team. He also wins second in the fifty-mile race. f AAv rAA;7fAr u i: - AAA - POLICE MURDER PROBE GIVES WAY TP GRAlfD JURY Nevy York Mayor's Investiga . tion f (Cruger Case Supple merited by Order of Gov ' - ernor Whitman. (By AiMcistod PrM.) New York, July 4-Leonard Wall- stein, commissioner of accounts, who has been-conducting Mayor Mitchel's investigation of police laxity' in the case of . Ruth Cruger, murdered high school girl, was ordered by the mayor tonight to discontinue the inquiry, as a direct result, it was announced, of Governor Whitman's . instructions to District Attorney Swann to begin a grand jury investigation. "All evidence, documentary and other information, Commissioner Wallstein had gathered during his in quiry were delivered to the district attorney Grand jury subpoenas were- served today on several offi cials at police headquarters and de tectives attached to the fourth branch bureau, where Miss Cruger's case was handled. ' Page May Act. ' Rome. Tu'lv 4. Toseoh W. Gricor. New York police agent, who has been in Bologna in connection witji the case of Alfredo Cocchi, slayer of Ruth Cruger, was received today by Thomas Nelson Page, American am bassador. The American aeent dis cussed with the ambassador the pos sibility of interrogating the prisoner through diplomatic channels. To Deport All Germans From Liberian Republic London, July 4. Arrangements have been completed to deport all Germans from Liberia, it is learned here. They will leave in a few days, with trance as thfir destina tion." THIRTEEN WOMEN IN JAIL: CAUSE: SUFFRAGE FLAGS Demonstration Before White House Ends in Members of v Women's Party Going to Police Station. (By Aaaorlated Frei.) Washington, July 4. Suffrage dem onstration by members of the woman's party in front of the White House today 'resulted in a comedy riot, eighteen arrests and much amusement for a holiday crowd. President Wilson was yachting on. the Potomac at the time. Thirteen members of the woman's party are held at the house of deten tion tonight for a hearing tomorrow on a charge of unlawful assemblage as a result of the demonstration. They Twcupy two large rooms, fitted with beds and chairs, their meals are being supplied them from outside res taurants and they say they have no intention of starting a hunger strike regardless of what sentence may be inflicted on them. Men prisoners are A. L. Simpson, "John Jones," W. J. Cain and C. E. Morgan, all of Washington, charged with disorderly conduct in interfer ing with the suffragists. Miss Kitty Marion, a suffragist, but who is said not to be a member of the woman's party, also is detained owing to an altercation she had with "Jones" over the sale of a suffrage magazine. Wrenches' Pole From Policeman. Police ripped two banners out of the hands of the suffragists and broke the pole. Lucy Burns, one of the leaders, was the only woman to vigor ously resist arrest. She battled with an officer for possession of a banner she carried and finally triumphantly wrenched the pole from the hands of the large policeman. A crowd of several hundred persons saw the clash. While there was much yelling, such cries as "send them over to the kaiser," "they are idots," "they have no sense," "they ought to be sent up for life," were frequently heard, the crowd apparently was good natured. The following women -were ar rested: Lucy Burns, Joy Young, Vida Mil holland and ""Mrs. L. A. Greene, of New York; Miss Margaret Whitmore, Detroit; Miss Elizabeth Stuyvesant, Cincinnati; Mrs. Helena Hill Weed, Norwalk, Conn.; Miss Gladys Greincr, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Alexander Shields, Amarillo, Tex.; Miss Iris Calderhead, Maryville, Kan., Mrs. Annie Arneil, Wilmington, Del., and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Philadelphia. One banner bore the following quotation from the Declaration of In dependence: "Governments Derive Their Just Powers from the Consct of the Gov erned.' i Refuse, to Give Bail, Upon refusal of the nrisoner tn give cash bail for their appearance in court tomorrow, they were ordered removed to the house of detention THOMAS AND HAINES FILE nnnTroT m nnrrniusu nsnr. MILTON SECOND IN BIG EVEN! I 1 Manager of Mercer Team Insists That Two Drivers Took First and Second in Derby, Although Flag Dropped First for Ralph Mulford, Who Later Took Second Place in Fifty-Mile Race. 150-MILE RACE. Driver and Car. Time. M.F.I T. Prize. 1. Ralph Mulford Hudson.. 1:28:53 101.26 $3,200 2. Tommy Milton Dues'b'rg 1:29:57.07 100.34 1,600 3. Joe Thomas Mercer.. 1:30:18.20 99.65 1,000 4. Eddie Hearne Dues'b'rg 1:31:21.38 98.20 800 5. Billy Taylor Hudson.. 1:31:27.69 98.10 600 6. Waiter Haines Mercer.. 1:31:36.28 97.90 500 7. Dave Lewis Iloskins. 1:34:35.59 95.80 300 FIFTY-MILE RACE. Time. M.P.II. 1. Dave Lewis Iloskins 29:03 103.27 2. Ralph Mulford Hudson 29:29.20 101.69 3. Tommy Milton ! Duesenberg .... 29:29.55 101.37 4. Pete Henderson Duesenberg .... 29:30.05 100.85 5. Billy Taylor Hudson 30:14.82 99.80 FEDERAL AGENTS SAY GERMAN SPIES i REGUlATtlMii Arrest of Organization Leader Brings Report That Teu tonic Influences Cause of Strikes. (By Awoclated Tnm.) Scranton, Pa., July 4. With the ar rest today of Joseph Graber, an or ganizer of the Industrial Workers of the World, charged with being a spy in the employ of the German govern ment, federal authorities declared their investigation had satisfied them that recent Rtrikes and agitation of the Industrial Workers of the World in the anthracite coal regions had been stirred up by German agents with the hope of lessening the power of the United States in the waP by de creasing coal production. Graber, who was taken into custody by United States Marshal James S. McGee, was held without bail under the alien enemy act. "Information in our hands," said John M. McCourt, assistant United States district attorney, who has charge of the investigation, "proves the connection between the organizers and leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World movement here and the German government. Graber, all or ganizer of the Industrial Workers of the World, is a German agent. Our information proves that German money has been poured into the dis trict in an effort to cause strikes and thus lessen coal production." Beginning last summer, numerous strikes occurred at the various mines in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Industrial Workers of the World parades and demonstrations became common. In the late summer Sher iff Phillips raided an Industrial Work ers of the World meeting at Old Forge, near here, arresting 3 0 men. Recently twelve strikes have been in progress in this vicinity. One strike at Duryea tied up 800 men because it was alleged a religious fanatic would not join the union." Elkus Party Arrives Safely in New York ' Kew York. July 4. Abram I. El kus, former United Sta oor to iurkey, with whigh this coun try severed diplomatic relations last April, arrived here today. Mr. Elkus was accompanied by Ins wife, three children and attaches of the embassy at Constantinople. The party was brought from the steamship to,the Battery on a police patrol boat after being informally welcomed at Quar antine by a citizens' committee. Mr. Elkus will be officially welcomed home with ceremonies at city hall to morrow. 496 Warrant Officers Given Naval Commissions Washington, July 4. Resignation of 496 warrant officers for war com missions in the line and staff of the navy was announced tonight by Sec- cidry uanicis, wno said he expected a large percentage of them to per form their new duties so that their promotion guld be made permanent after the war. This will be the larg est jtmhi, of men ever commis By FRED S. HUNTER, With his foot hard down upon the throttle pedal and driving like mad, Smiling Ralph Mulford, next to Bar. ney Oldfield, the ranking veteran of the automobile racing game, staged a Garrison finish in the third annual Omaha motor derby yesterday after, noon and sent his Hudson No. 9 thundering across the finish line in 1 first position. His time was 1:28:53, an average of 101.26 miles an hour, the fastest time ever made in a long distance race on the local speedway. " Despite the fact that he was forced to roll into the pits two times to make tire changes while some of his . a.1 t- -t- - i! J without a stop. Smiling Ralph, tooled his super-Six to victory in great classic. TVKlalllBC 111U111C11IB Ul LIIIX AIIC WAITS OPPORTUNE TIME. Mulford waived all claim to first place during the early stages of the race, seemingly content to lie back for the big drive, which he set in motion later in the race. He let Louis Chevrolet set the pace for the first fifty laps and rode in fourth place, with Chevrolet, Kirkpat rick and Joe Thomas ahead of him. When Chevrolet dropped out with a broken ' axle, Mulford, of course, moved up to third position, but took it .easy anl it was not until after . i r . . . .. l ninety taps oi me race naa oeen run: when Kirkpstrick rolled into the pits io qjusT,,,mia3ing,, spagcpiugs, tna:. mumtnnpn Tegan urave his Hud- son the gas. v? Then this hero of a hundred nerve racking races blew his competitors to a touch of, high life. He stepped on the pedal and sent his blue mount sailing by Thomas and into first place, which he held until Starter Fred Wag ner had given him the checkered flag. Muford drove a great race. Twice he had to stop for tires.' The first change occupied 21 seconds and the second change 35 seconds, but despite these two " halts, Smiling Ralph -brought home the bacon. Milton Gets Second Money. Tommy Milton: in a Duesenberg won second money. . Never halting for an instant in his erueilinir string gle, Tommy drove a steady, consistent calcinating race and it won him a good share of the prize moncv. de. spite the fact that several of his rivals possessed faster mount;. '? Jmmy tliu not make a single stop during the en ure race. . ins time was 1:29:57.07, or an average of over 100 miles an hour. When the race was run, Joe Thomas in a Mercer was given the checkered flag for second position and Walter Haines in a Mercer third money, while Milton was believed to have finished fourth. A rechecking of the timing, however, which lasted until the wee small hours this morning, showed that Milton had finished second, while Thomas was third. Haines, it was found in the rccheck, instead of being third, finished sixth. Some Men Advance. Eddie Hearne in a Duesenberg, originally given fifth place, was ad vanced to fourth while Billy Taylor, whom it was first thought had finished outside the money, came in for fifth place. Haines was sixth and Dave Lewis, first given sixth place, was dropped back to seventh, while Andy Burt was crowded one position out of the coin. ' Thomas' time for the 150 miles was 1 -.30:18.20. Hcarne.'Taylor and Haines . finished right behind him. Taylor duplicated Milton's feat of driving the race without a stopBilly drove a steady, consistent race, never faltering a moment, but plugging along with a staunch confidenc in his car, and he succeeded. Taylor's Hud son is three or four miles an. hour slower than M'ulford's car, but piloted under the skillful guidance of Taylor it was driven into the money. . Lewis in Hard Luck. Dave Lewis drove a hard luck race. Three times tires shot on him and each time Dave's stops in the pits were long ones. With better tire luck (Continued on Vuge tteven, Column Three.) The Bee's New, Offices For convenience of pa- , trons and efficiency of distribution The Bee has added five new'' branch offices. Here's the whole list: MAIN Off kit. ... . . .Bea Buildinf Ames Office.. ..4110 North 24th Lak Of fie 2516 North 24th Vinton Office. . . .... 1715 Vinton Park Office. . .2615 Leavenworth Walnut Office 819 North 40th South Side..., 2318 N St. Council Bluffi... .14 North Main Get in touch with the one nearest to you. sion; w American navy at one (Continued on faae Mne, Column Flvt.) I